CHAPTER 15 LESSON 1

CHAPTER 15 LESSON 1

The Italian States

ESSENTIAL QUESTION

How can trade lead to economic prosperity and political power?

Multiple Choice

The economic power of the Italian states led to

• A.their increased political power.

• B.the alliance between France and Spain.

• C.less demand for Middle Eastern goods.

• D.the Crusades.

Italy enjoyed economic prosperity

• This trade gave energy to Italy’s urban environment and encouraged the exchange of ideas, but no centralized monarchy developed.

• In the early fifteenth century, five major territorial states came to dominate Italy.

Italy enjoyed economic prosperity

• The five major states, which were controlled by dynastic families, were: Milan, Venice, Florence, the Papal State of Rome, and the Kingdom of Naples.

Open Ended

What were the benefits of Venice’s location?

Open Ended

What were the benefits of Naples’s location?

Multiple Choice

The monarchies of France and Spain were attracted by Italy's

• A.states.

• B.political influence.

• C.wealth.

• D.nobility.

šRome was sacked by Spanish merrcenaries in 1527

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šSpain remained a dominate force in Italy as a result

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šThe Italian Wars lasted from 1494-1559

Multiple Choice

The Italian Wars, fought between France and Spain, reached a turning point when

• A.French forces occupied Naples.

• B.Spanish forces attacked the northern states.

• C.Spanish forces sacked Rome.

• D.Naples fought a civil war.

Multiple Choice

Machiavelli believed that moral principles

• A.should guide decision-making.

• B.should not influence political activity.

• C.would lead to a life of virtue.

• D.should be part of early training.

Multiple Choice

Of the European population, peasants and townspeople

• A.made up the largest group.

• B.made up the smallest group.

• C.worked the hardest of all groups.

• D.fought in the army against Italy.

šThe marriage contracts would include a dowry that would be given to the husband

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šThe father-husband was the center of the Italian family, making all decisions

šThe mother’s role was to run the household and raise children

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šChildren were to be subservient to their fathers

šMales became adults when they reached a certain age, left home, or were emancipated

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šWomen never became legal adults while their father was alive unless they were emancipated 

Multiple Choice

When did children become emancipated in Renaissance Italy?

• A.at birth

• B.in their late thirties

• C.when they joined the army

• D.when their father freed them

Open Ended

How can trade lead to economic prosperity and political power?